Fischer-Dieskau - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Fischer-Dieskau Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,753,205,233 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
(redirected from Fischer-Dieskau)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia 0.04 sec.

Fischer-Dieskau, (Albert) Dietrich (1925– )

German baritone singer. His intelligently focused and subtly understated interpretations of opera and lieder introduced a new depth and intimacy to a wide-ranging repertoire extending in opera from Christoph Willibald von Gluck to Alban Berg, Hans Werner Henze, and Benjamin Britten, and from Bach arias to lieder of Franz Schubert, Hugo Wolf, and Arnold Schoenberg. Since 1973 he has also conducted.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Still, Rilling attracted a series of distinguished soloists, from the late American soprano Arleen Auger to baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
At the time he was nearing the completion of his ``Ring'' cycle, with an extraordinary cast that included Birgit Nilsson, Kirsten Flagstad, Regine Crespin, Wolfgang Windgassen, Set Svanholm, James King, George London, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Hans Hotter.
Previous Laureates have included Leonard Bernstein, Ingmar Bergman, Willem de Kooning, Frank Gehry, Arthur Miller, Akira Kurosawa, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean-Luc Godard, Rem Koolhaas, Mstislav Rostropovich, Christo and Jean Claude, Norman Foster and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.